This week: New studies of PCSK9 inhibitors for lipid lowering and a randomized controlled trial of early peanut exposure to prevent allergy
Fahad and Amol want you to understand the following:
1. PCSK9 inhibitors are new cholesterol-lowering monoclonal antibodies that have been shown to reduce LDL beyond standard therapy with statins and have been associated with reduced cardiovascular events in patients at high cardiovascular risk.
2. The LEAP study showed that early and sustained exposure to peanuts in infants at high risk of peanut allergy resulted in a reduced incidence of peanut allergy at 5 years.
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The papers
MS Sabatine et al. Efficacy and Safety of Evolocumab in Reducing Lipids and Cardiovascular Events. N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar 15. [EPub]. (PubMed).
JG Robinson et al. Efficacy and Safety of Alirocumab in Reducing Lipids and Cardiovascular Events. N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar 15. [EPub]. (PubMed).
G Du Toit et al. Randomized Trial of Peanut Consumption in Infants at Risk for Peanut Allergy. N Engl J Med. 2015 Feb 26;372(9):803-13. (PubMed).
Good stuff
New Dosages of Old Drugs Are Used to Raise Their Prices. Barry Meier. New York Times. 2015 Feb 10.
DB Kramer, AS Kesselheim. The Watchman Saga – Closure at Last? N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar;372:994-995.
